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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Wangari Maathai triumphed over discrimination and tribalism in her native land and became an environmental activist, planting trees all over her country.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Tissa Hami is one of the world's few female Muslim stand-up comics.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

David Bromberg was once a legendary name in the American folk scene, but then he disappeared. He stopped performing and ultimately discovered a new career as a violin maker and collector. He's since returned to music, put together a quintet, and recorded a Grammy-nominated album. He dropped by our studios to perform a few songs and talk about his journey away from and back to music.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

What's Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg's Dangerous Idea? How beauty leads to scientific discovery.

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We go to recess with the Randall Elementary 4th Graders.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

A few years ago, journalist Mac McClelland went undercover to find out what really happens when you order something online from a site like Amazon. As it turns out, all that ecommerce is still largely driven by humans, many of whom work backbreaking temporary jobs in massive warehouses. 

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Harvard psychologist Shelley Carson explores new research on how to amplify creativity.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Sven Birkerts tried to write a novel, but realized he had more success writing about fiction than writing fiction.  He tells Steve Paulson how he became a literary critic.

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